Girl Crazy 1979

Opened: April 21, 1979
Closing: April 22, 1979

Girl Crazy - 1979 - Washington, DC (Regional) History , Info & More

Baird Auditorium
Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC

Since its Broadway opening in 1930, GIRL CRAZY has dazzled audiences with gorgeous and toe-tapping songs like “Bidin’ My Time,” “Embraceable You,” “Treat Me Rough,” “But Not For Me,” and “I Got Rhythm.” The show made Ginger Rogers a star and was Ethel Merman’s stage debut. George Gershwin conducted the opening night orchestra, which included Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller, and Jimmy Dorsey. ‘Nuff said? Go crazy with us!

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